Ten days later he invited her to his constituency office to have a “straight
conversation” about “sorting her out”.

Sophena recalled: “When we started messaging it was like he wanted to be
friends with me — or genuinely wanted to help. But surely he can’t help
everyone who asks him? I did wonder if there was more to it.

“When he asked me to meet him I was really nervous so I ended up backing out.

“Then a few days later I posted a picture on Instagram of me wearing a dress —
and he sent me a message saying I looked great. That’s when the messages
started to get more and more flirty. We were sending messages back and forth
about three times a week.

“Then in September when he was out in Spain they got even more explicit.”

On September 19, days before the Labour Party conference, Danczuk told Sophena
they should “meet up”.

Asked if he was serious, he replied: “I’m always serious! I rarely do
non-serious! Let’s meet up when you’re ready.”